The Mecachrome V634P1 is a 3.4-litre turbocharged V6 racing engine that the French engineering company Mecachrome supplied to Ginetta for the G60-LT-P1, a non-hybrid Le Mans Prototype built for the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. It was a variant of the V634 engine that Mecachrome developed for Formula 2, updated for endurance racing with direct injection and a larger turbocharger, with Van Der Lee Turbo Systems named as the turbocharger supplier. Reports at the car's January 2018 unveiling quoted around 650 horsepower, and an early target close to 800 horsepower was cut back to improve reliability. The engine made its competition debut at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it was judged underpowered. Mecachrome declined to raise its output, and Ginetta replaced it with an AER engine.
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1. Ginetta G60-LT-P1 Ready To Tackle Le Mans (Carscoops)
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Instead it packs a 3.4-liter V6 sourced from French supplier Mecachrome, producing some 650 horsepower
Body, engine, displacement
Instead it packs a 3.4-liter V6 sourced from French supplier Mecachrome, producing some 650 horsepower
Body, engine, power
Instead it packs a 3.4-liter V6 sourced from French supplier Mecachrome, producing some 650 horsepower
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Part Of: Ginetta G60-LT-P1, Development, Ginetta-AERQuote, Part Of: Ginetta G60-LT-P1, Development, Ginetta-AER
opting to install the AER P60B in place of the Mecachrome V634P1
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